NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hit multi-week
lows against the euro and Swiss franc on Friday, the day after
minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting bolstered
expectations for a later interest rate hike, while growth-linked
currencies surged.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback
against a basket of six major currencies, was set for its second
straight week of losses after the minutes focused on external
factors depressing the outlook for inflation.

Investors "certainly looked at what the minutes of the
meeting said, and that encouraged people to position themselves
for the dollar to sell off," said Lane Newman, director of
foreign exchange at ING Capital Markets in New York.

The euro hit a three-week high against the greenback of
$1.13875 and was set to mark its highest percentage gain against
the dollar in four weeks, at 1.3 percent. The dollar hit a
three-week low against the Swiss franc of 0.95870 franc, while
the dollar index also hit a three-week low of 94.692.
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